Saturday 13 October 2007

01 Knocked Up - Kings Of LeonThis song reminds me of the film "Boys Don't Cry" withits barren dusty (sound)landscapes and The Edge-esque guitar.Great song from an ok album by K.O.L.02 Our Swords - Band Of HorsesMore Americana(ish) this time from Band of Horses, takenfrom the their exquisite debut.03 Fiery Crash - Andrew BirdThe opener for Bird's newest and maybe best album withbacking vocals provided by the wonderful Haley Bonar04 Brother - Annuals"'Brother' opens on a whisper before exploding atthe halfpoint with colossal percussion, twistingguitars, feather-fall violins, and exultant,emphatic shouts that puncture the mix like they'retrying to break in from another dimension."05 Saturday - ElectrelaneOne of the highlights from one of this years best,"No Shouts, No Calls". Those ladies rocked out at"Electric Picnic", Hopefully they will be back inIreland soon.06 Start A War - The National

10 Pulling Our Weight - The Radio Dept.What is it about Sweden, always with "The Good Shit"and this is certainly "Good Shit". "Pulling Our Weight"is The Radio Dept.'s finest three and a half minutes. Pure Bliss11 Willow's Song - The Wicker Man OST"Willow's Song" is a ballad by American composer PaulGiovanni using lyrics by the poet Robert Burns for the1973 film The Wicker Man.12 Diamond Dancer - Bill CallaghanMy favourite song of the year so far.13 Let's Save Tony Orlando's House - Yo La TengoIn the "Marge on the Lam" episode of The Simpsons,Troy McClure is emceeing a public television marathon,he opens with a version of his catchphrase bystating: "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You might rememberme from such telethons as Out with Gout '88 and Let'sSave Tony Orlando's House." Let's Save Tony Orlando'sHouse later inspired the title of this song by the Hoboken'sfinest Yo La Tengo, taken from their downbeat 2000record "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out".14 Cool Summer - Bob LindAnother song I pilfered from Jarvis Cocker and SteveMackey compilation "The Trip"15 Childhood - BeachhouseOne of this years gems.16 Lark - Au Revoir SimoneHightlight from the rather disappointing second album.Their first should still be available here.17 Love Connection - Casiotones For The Painfully Alone"A delicate blend of sweat and menstrual blood"My favourite mix.18 After The Certain - BeirutThe great closer of his debut album.19 In The Chestnut Tree - Ivor CutlerAnother one of my all time favourite songs, this time by theglaswegien Ivor Cutler. Jammy Smears is still available here

Fighting Apathy since 2007

If you like it, try to support the artists featured here and purchase their music.. If you are the copyright owner and wish for your material to be taken down, simply leave a comment on the newest post and I will promptly make it so.